The best restaurants serving Italian food in Meadows / Morningside Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

My family ate here 2 years ago and we are back. As a flexitarian, I can fully respect this menu and these chefs ability to make delicious food. I had the Meat Feast pizza and thought it was amazing. Ate the whole thing and didn't leave bloated. My family had the special (Pasta with butter cream, parm pistachio), calzone, and Mezze Maniche Alla Zozzona. Oh my! This place is unique and has to be the best Italian place I've eaten at, forget the fact it's vegan. Their layers of flavors will blow your mind.

Far from the tourist streets, we found this restaurant with wonderful fish and chips accompanied by its very nice boss! We recommend it!

Lovely family-run Italian restaurant. Delicious food and great service - they really made you feel welcome. I'll definitely return when I'm next in Edinburgh. Worth booking in advance as it's not that big and was certainly popular when we were there.

Came here with a small group for a special birthday tonight and they could not have been more welcoming. The food was excellent, and I'd highly recommend Tempo Perso.

Non just for pizza! Friendly atmosphere, eclectic decor, authentic Italian pizza.

Very tasty food! We went here as a family with my parents and toddler for 6pm and everyone enjoyed it. We had a lovely man serving who was very friendly and also helpful as I had allergy requests. We had a selection of starters to share (olives, brucetta and a dish with roast vegetables and mozzarella), all lovely and fresh with good quality bread for the brucetta. My main was linguine with prawns, courgettes and plum tomatoes which was also delicious. The pasta was a nice al dente and the sauce wasn't overly fussy, just very good flavours cooked well. This is what we look for from a good Italian restaurant. We were visiting and had also been 2 years ago for a meal before my sister's wedding and it was great then. I was really happy to return and find that the flavours and food were still really good

Great decor and lovely food particularly thr desserts! The staff were very nice too. Just a shame it was a bit empty but it was New Year's Eve.

Mixed feelings. I visited last night, choosing this branch based on great past experiences with gluten-free pizzas at other PE locations. The food here was just as tasty—no complaints there! Unfortunately, something went wrong, and I ended up unwell due to gluten contamination. I hadn’t initially paid attention to the prep area, but later noticed shared utensils and what looked like the same oven being used. If you’re coeliac, I wouldn’t recommend this branch due to cross-contamination risks. I’d love to return because the food was genuinely good, but only if there’s greater awareness and care around what “gluten-free” truly means—especially for those of us who rely on more than just a label in the menu.

Food was disgusting and took over an hour for my 1 portion of pasta and chips. Would not waste my time or money ever going back here.